IMPALA Rejects Member Requests For WMG Deal Details
Could This Lead To More Defections? IMPALA announced that it won’t announce any more details of its controversial deal to support a possible purchase or merger between WMG and EMI. The deal announced in February caused top European indie Ministry Of Sound as well as Gut to exit the trade group. Other members have demand details about the deal only to have the door shut in their faces. “The Board of IMPALA has decided, in...
Four Radio Broadcasters Settle Payola Claims With FCC For $12.5 Million
Clear Channel Communications Inc., CBS Radio, Entercom Communications Corp. and Citadel Broadcasting Corp. have agreed to pay the government $12.5 million and provide 8,400 half-hour segments of free airtime for independent record labels and local artists in separate settlements aimed at curbing the persistent practice known as “payola,” according to sources. Payola – generally defined as radio stations accepting...
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